SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised state budget, committing hundreds of millions of dollars to housing and education, but the governor also wants more money to address homelessness. Cities across the state will see a big increase in tax dollars to combat homelessness if the legislature approves governor Gavin Newsom’s revised…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Proposes $213B State Budget, GOP Blasts Tax Hikes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $213 billion state budget Thursday that boosts spending on public schools, wildfire protection and the rising rate of homelessness. His revised budget is up $4.5 billion from his first proposal in January and maintains a $21.5 billion surplus, the state’s largest in at least two decades. Newsom is proposing…… MORE
California OKs New Sexual Education Guidance
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California has overhauled its sex education guidance for public school teachers, encouraging them to talk about gender identity with kindergarteners and giving advice to help LGBT teenagers navigate relationships and practice safe sex. LGBT advocates praised the new recommendations for giving such attention to a community that often is left out…… MORE
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Says Missing Elderly Man Has Been Found
***UPDATE*** Mr. Garcia has been found and is safe. -Tony Botti, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson. FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a missing elderly man. 79-year-old Julio Gutierrez Garcia was last seen in the area of Bullard and Marks in Fresno County…… MORE
Congress Urged to Pass Marijuana Banking Bill
[vemba-video id=”business/2019/04/19/cannabis-industry-stocks-growth.cnn-business”] A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 33 states and five territories are urging Congress to advance a bill that would allow cannabis businesses access to the federal banking system. While several states have legalized medical or recreational marijuana, the substance is still illegal under federal law. Banks providing services to state-approved cannabis…… MORE
California Moves to Ban Chlorpyrifos
California will ban of chlorpyrifos use within the state. The state Environmental Protection Agency chose to ban chlorpyrifos following what it calls mounting evidence that the pesticide “causes serious health effects in children and other sensitive populations at lower levels of exposure than previously understood.” Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide used to control many different…… MORE
Fresno Police Expecting to Feel the Heat
Chief Jerry Dyer talking recent crime trends, says violent crime in Fresno is down nearly seven percent when compared to this time last year, but that might change. “Summer months are those times of year when we know we are going to see an increase in violence,” Dyer said. There have been 17 murders so…… MORE
Madera Police, Animal Shelter Give Puppy to Girl Whose Dog Was Killed By Father
MADERA, (KMJ) – Madera Police and the Madera Animal Shelter give a puppy to a girl whose dog was killed by her father. Police say 27-year-old Ambrocio Hernandez was not welcome around the home near south D Street – where his daughter lives. On Monday night, he admitted to Madera Police that’s when he…… MORE
Bail Raised to $1M on Suspected Oceano Dunes Shooter
The man suspected of shooting six people last weekend at Oceano Dunes made his first court appearance Wednesday morning. Francisco Orozco did not enter a plea on charges of attempted murder and assault. His arraignment was pushed to next week. The presiding judge raised the bail amount to $1-million on the 19 year old suspect.… MORE
TRUMP INVOKES EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
[vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/05/08/PO-74WE_CNNA-ST1-100000000529f95d”] WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has exerted executive privilege over the full Mueller report and other investigative records that had been subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee. Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd says Wednesday that the Justice Department is also ending its negotiations with the committee. Boyd says the…… MORE
